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RonnieOatmilk
Tenderloin
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Another wardrobe conundrum: holy socks. I've had a set of Asics Novablast 2s now and really enjoy running in them. But there's a catch – they're eating my socks like moths coming off hunger strike. The issue is over the big toe; I've tried keeping that nail well trimmed and am lacing them locked around the ankle but still they wear a hole through about every 10km: a terrible economy that even a bumper Christmas sock haul won't remedy for long.
Short of completely changing my technique or just not using the shoes, a couple of options spring to mind: 1) embrace the holes and keep using the holy socks rather than shooting through fresh sets; 2) if somebody knows of socks that are more robust in the toe box then these could be a good option.
I generally like my shoes to fit quite snug but these are by no means too small otherwise I doubt I'd be able to do 20k in them. I've noticed that they accumulate quite a lot of water flicking up around the toe so that they are clearly damp here. I don't have this issue with the other couple of shoes in my rotation so am inclined to put it down to the shoe rather than how I strike.
Any bright ideas (and even a few less orthodox fixes) will be appreciated.